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@Tadpole
I've had an M3L since 2008, I got in new for £329 in a sale at my LBS, bog stock in boring black with no extras. Six months of cycling from the station to work instead of catching the bus and it had paid for itself. No locking it in the bike sheds, it sat beside my desk. I got hit by a car, low speed and just a few bruises. The driver's insurance paid out for a new bike, I just swapped some of the broken bits with stuff from my parts bin and kept riding it.
I can't help but smile when I ride it. I know I look like the bicycle equivalent of a clown in a clown car but I don't care. They're great but there are corners cut. The standard brake levers, saddle and crank were dreadful.
Everything has lasted well. I don't have much need for it now but I'd never sell it, jut so handy to have for the odd instance when I need it.